Variable | Subjects with ARB-positive, n = 37 | Subjects with ARB-negative, n = 61 | Univariate analysis | P-value | |
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n (%) | OR | 95% CI | |||
Age ≥ 90 years, n (%) | 12 (32.4) | 13 (21.3) | 1.77 | 0.71–4.45 | 0.22 |
Male sex, n (%) | 14 (37.8) | 15 (24.6) | 1.87 | 0.77–4.52 | 0.16 |
Ward, n (%) | 0.92 | ||||
1st floor | 10 (27.0) | 17 (27.9) | 0.96 | 0.38–2.40 | 0.93 |
2nd floor | 14 (37.8) | 25 (41.0) | 0.88 | 0.38–2.03 | 0.76 |
3rd floor | 13 (35.1) | 19 (31.1) | 1.20 | 0.50–2.85 | 0.68 |
Dementia | 15 (40.5) | 31 (50.8) | 0.66 | 0.29–1.51 | 0.32 |
Strokes (cerebral infarction/ cerebral haemorrhage) | 16 (43.2) | 11 (18.0) | 3.46 | 1.38–8.70 | 0.007** |
Cardiovascular diseases | 15 (40.5) | 19 (31.1) | 1.51 | 0.64–3.53 | 0.34 |
Diabetes | 10 (27.0) | 10 (16.4) | 1.89 | 0.70–5.10 | 0.21 |
Cancers | 1 (2.7) | 5 (8.2) | 0.40a | ||
Fractures | 5 (13.5) | 11 (18.0) | 0.71 | 0.23–2.24 | 0.56 |
Arthropathy | 2 (5.4) | 2 (3.3) | 0.63a | ||
Dysarthria or dysphagia | 13 (35.1) | 12 (19.7) | 2.21 | 0.88–5.57 | 0.09 |
Inappropriate oral care | 18 (48.6) | 26 (42.6) | 1.28 | 0.56–2.90 | 0.56 |
Denture wearing | 24 (64.9) | 32 (52.5) | 1.67 | 0.72–3.88 | 0.23 |
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy tubes (PEG tubes) | 6 (16.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.002a,** |